147 Szu Zuotie

gbow, drew an arrow, and shot it straight into the bullseye with ease. The sand in the hourglass beside her was still slowly leaking out.Ye Li turned back to look at this group of stunned people with...Su Zuodie

The 147th chapter: Su Zuodie

In Xinyang City

Ye Li leisurely sat beside Mo Xiuyao, her eyebrows raised in interest as she looked at a recently received secret letter. Mo Xiuyao lifted his head and saw her intrigued expression, feeling curious about it, he asked: "Is there something interesting" Ye Li handed the secret letter to him with a turn of her hand and said, "A noble person has come out from the Western Capital Imperial Palace; they might have arrived at the Western Capital camp by now." Mo Xiuyao frowned slightly, "A noble person who came out from the palace" In the Western Capital's royal palace, besides the emperor, only empresses, concubines and princesses could be considered nobles. After pondering for a while, Mo Xiuyao asked: "Is it Bai Long"

"Your Excellency is wise," Ye Li praised him without hesitation.

Moxiuyao lowered his head to read the letter in hand and then looked at Ye Li. He said, "I did not know that A’li had such talent in the Western Capital. Getting information from the Western Capital is no easy task now." Since Han Mingyue went to the Western Capital, the Prince of Ding王府明顯感覺到暗衛在西陵的行動處處受製。畢竟韓明月專精於情報工作，對定國王府也足夠瞭解。“如今是暗二在西陵？”葉璃點頭道：“卓靖他們幾個，就暗二最適合做情報這一行。蘇醉…白瓏來大楚的訊息極為隱秘，他能及時打探出來，說明西陵那邊的情報網已經有小成了。但是……”想到某處，葉璃不由得皺起了眉來。她讓暗二去西陵的初衷可不是為了在西陵建立情報網，而是為了碧落花和烈火蓮。“可惜碧落花到如今都冇有訊息，而烈火蓮…卻要等到明年六七月了。”

Moxiuyao needed to think only a little bit to understand Ye Li’s original intention for sending Dark Second to the Western Capital. He patted Ye Li's hand gently and said comfortingly, "No need to worry; I will be fine."

Ye Li smiled and nodded. She knew that worrying wouldn’t solve anything at this moment, so she chuckled softly and a strange smile appeared on her lips. “My lord, do you think we might see the beauty’s charm this time” Mo Xiuyao smiled helplessly and raised his eyebrows to ask, "So what if we do And what if we don't" Ye Li replied with a smile: "Does my husband not cherish delicate things or beautiful women" Mo Xiuyao looked at her with a warm and loving gaze. “In my eyes, only my lady is fragrant beauty.” Ye Li couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth, dismissing those free-flowing sweet words.

Having received prior information, when the actual meeting took place, there wouldn’t be any intense emotional fluctuations such as excitement or anger like some people had imagined. Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao sat calmly in the flower hall watching the beautiful woman who was brought over just now. Without a doubt, compared to her portrait, there was still a certain gap when it came to appearance. Even if Ye Li felt that the original painting was already very beautiful, the woman before them had several more alluring features than the ethereal beauty in the painting. She slightly curled her lips and turned to look at Mo Xiuyao who sat next to her. As if they were soulmates, Mo Xiuyao also looked over with a faint smile on his face. Ye Li pursed her lips and turned away.

Below the dais, Su Zuodie was very annoyed when she saw the two people sitting above acting as if no one else existed. She had imagined many scenarios for this meeting with Mo Xiuyao after their last encounter. He might be happy or angry or even mock her, but never did she imagine that he would completely ignore her. For a woman of incomparable beauty, it was an absolute humiliation.

"Xiuyao..." Suppressing the anger in her heart, Su Zuodie called out softly. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at the two people pitifully; there was also a trace of resentment in her gaze as if her tears were about to fall.

Even Ye Li couldn’t help but praise this excellent performance in her heart. However, Su Zuodie had known Mo Xiuyao since childhood and could hardly be considered ignorant about the Dinging King Manor. How could she believe that such a meeting would have any impact on Mo Xiuyao Hence, they were faced with such a situation: an unparalleled beauty standing pitifully in front of the dais as if looking at a man who had abandoned her; she looked up at the Dinging King drinking tea calmly. With Ye Li sitting next to them watching the show, even outsiders would think that this was about a heartless husband being found out for his affair and abandoning the woman he had seduced. Thinking of this scene, Ye Li couldn’t help but laugh silently. Mo Xiuyao and Su Zuodie simultaneously turned their gazes towards her. Clearing her throat, Ye Li straightened herself to look warm and welcoming, "Your Excellency White Consort, please take a seat."

The title of White Consort made Su Zuodie’s expression change slightly; she retracted the gaze she had previously directed at Mo Xiuyao and looked toward Ye Li. In a soft voice, she asked, "Is this your Excellency Dinging King妃"

Ye Li couldn’t help but rub her arm which was covered in goosebumps. What did that look as if she had wronged her mean Before Ye Li could say anything, Su Zuodie stepped forward with a slight bow toward her and said respectfully, "Your Excellency has taken good care of Xiuyao; I thank you."

Finally, Ye Li was thoroughly ruffled. She thought that this Su Zuodie was such an incomparably beautiful woman. Although she firmly believed in Mo Xiuyao’s feelings towards her, there were still some worries at the back of her mind. But what exactly had happened now Wasn’t this Su Zuodie mentally unstable or something Since she called her Dinging King Consort already, did it really matter for an outsider like her to thank her for taking care of Mo Xiuyao She gave him a displeased look: What’s going on with your former fiancée Is there something wrong with her mind Mo Xiuyao smiled at her indifferently. "I don’t know, Your Highness. We haven’t seen each other in many years; it wasn’t like this before." He added sincerely, "My father’s eyesight isn’t as bad as that!"

Clearing her throat, Ye Li looked down and sipped on her tea to adjust her expression before smiling warmly at Su Zuodie and said, “Your Excellency, your words are too kind. I am the wife of His Highness; taking care of him is my duty. Besides, when I was young, he took better care of me. Do we really need to thank you for this”

Su Zuodie’s smile froze as she saw Ye Li’s ambiguous expression and suddenly remembered Duke Zhenan’s warning: “The Dinging King Consort is not an easy person to deal with; if you underestimate her, it will only bring you trouble.” The current Dinging King Consort was inferior in appearance, temperament, and talent compared to herself but had received such praise from Duke Zhenan. This naturally aroused a sense of resentment and hostility within Su Zuodie. Thus, she ignored Ye Li at first until she realized that Mo Xiuyao completely disregarded her existence; only then did she turn the tables on Ye Li. However, after just two exchanges of words, she was rendered speechless.

"Xiu Yao... how have you been these years" Su Zuodie found that the Queen Consort of Ding Kingdom was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined, so he turned his gaze back toward Mo Xiuyao.

Mo Xiuyao frowned slightly and calmly sipped his tea. "I've been fine. Why are you here"

Su Zuodie bit her cherry lips and looked at him with reddened eyes, looking pitifully sad. "Do... do you still hate me I know that you blame me... Several times I wanted to come back to beg for your forgiveness. But... but I was too scared... Wuu..." Before she could finish speaking, tears as precious as pearls had already started falling down her face, a touching and tragic scene that made one's heart ache. Unfortunately, the two people present were no ordinary individuals. Ye Li endured the slight itch in her throat and spoke up: "White Concubine, our王爺 wants to ask you why you are here."

"I... I snuck out." Su Zuodie quickly glanced at Mo Xiuyao, a blush rising on her flawless face. "I know that Western Ling and the Great Chu are at war and that you would definitely be here. No matter what... I am still from the Great Chu; I can't go back there again. If they catch me, Emperor and Duke of Zhen Nan won't let me off easily... Xiu Yao... please don’t drive me away..." Ye Li silently looked up at the sky. She understood now, Su Zuodie was trying to play them for fools.

Ye Li raised an indifferent eyebrow; since Su Zuodie liked to play games, they might as well join in: "White Concubine, is Mingyue Mister still in Western Ling"

Su Zuodie glanced at her and didn't want to answer. Seeing that Mo Xiuyao was also looking at herself, she could only softly say: "I haven’t seen Han Mister for a long time."

Ye Li said: "To put it simply... Mingyue Han betrayed his country by joining the enemy's side and should be sentenced to death. But this person is too cunning; my Lady Concubine and our王爺 can't find him in the short term. I wonder if White Concubine could invite him back to the Great Chu" Su Zuodie frowned unhappily at Ye Li: "I don’t know where he is, I haven't seen him for a long time. Truly, Xiu Yao, I wouldn’t lie to you." Mo Xiuyao had no reaction to this, and Ye Li smiled sweetly and said: "It doesn't matter if you don’t know; as long as White Concubine is here, Mingyue Mister shouldn’t be difficult for him to come around. My Lord, don’t you think so"

Mo Xiuyao nodded. "What Li says makes perfect sense. This King has just the bill to settle with Han Mingyue. White Concubine, I’ll leave it to Li."

Upon hearing this, Su Duodie seemed deeply hurt. She clutched her chest and looked at Mo Xiuyao with a grievance-stricken expression, saying, "Xiuyao… you still hate me after all. Do you want to use me to capture Young Master Han"Ye Li leisurely admired her delicate fingers while smiling at Su Duodie, saying, "Wasn't White Concubine here to seek our prince's forgiveness"Su Duodie hesitated for a moment before nodding reluctantly. Ye Li cheerfully clapped her hands and said, "That's wonderful! As long as White Concubine helps us capture the Moonlight Young Master, our prince will definitely believe in your sincerity. Your Highness, do you agree" Mo Xiuyao gazed tenderly at Ye Li and softly replied, “Agree.”Clearly, such a gentle Mo Xiuyao made it even harder for Su Duodie to accept. Staring blankly at the two before her, she was momentarily speechless. Ye Li didn't give her the chance to refuse and said with a smile, "So you've agreed That's wonderful indeed. If that's the case, White Concubine can rest assured here in Xinyang City. This Consort guarantees that no one from West Ling or Southern Town will even lay a finger on you." Of course, there was no hope of Su Duodie being able to relay any messages.Su Duodie merely stood stunned for an instant before deciding against her better judgment amidst Ye Li's laughter.Having accomplished her goal, Ye Li called someone over and had them take Su Duodie away to rest while instructing that she must be guaranteed the safety of White Concubine. As Su Duodie left unwillingly, the smile on Ye Li's face gradually faded as she frowned. "What does Southern Town King mean by this" Su Duodie might excel at acting but there was no way she could fool Mo Xiuyao who knew her true nature well. If the intention had been to send Su Duodie into Xinyang City as an infiltrator, she clearly wouldn’t have been chosen for such a role. Ye Li would have dozens of ways to ensure that Su Duodie couldn't even whisper a single word to anyone.Mo Xiuyao also frowned. "The Southern Town King from West Ling wouldn't use such obviously ineffective methods. Agnes, have someone monitor the movements in the West Ling camp."Ye Li nodded and asked, "Do you mean that Su Duodie is just a pawn used to distract both us"Mo Xiuyao nodded. If he wanted an infiltrator, Southern Town King certainly wouldn’t choose Su Duodie – she was simply too conspicuous. And using her for some sort of beauty trap seemed rather amateurish.y. "That’s great, no matter what Junwei prepares I will like it." He then looked at Mo Xiurao and raised an eyebrow.Mo Xiurao maintained a composed expression as a glint flashed across his eyes. Smili...